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Sarah Slater

'Vicky wanted an upbeat occasion' - Vicky Phelan's husband's stunning tribute read at memorial service to celebrate her

A celebration of the life of the late cervical cancer awareness campaigner Vicky Phelan who died two weeks ago was filled with song and laughter at a memorial service in Co Kilkenny earlier today.

The ceremony was held at 1pm at the Church of the Assumption in her native Mooncoin, Co Kilkenny although she lived with her husband Jim and children Daragh and Amelia in Annacotty, Co Limerick.

Mourners were told in a message from her husband that, “Vicky wanted everyone to enjoy today.”

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